Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange, and other Death Eaters arrive and attempt to take the prophecy away from Harry. The D.A. members fight the Death Eaters and are separated. Hermione is hurt, Neville’s nose is broken, and when they are reunited with the others, Ginny’s ankle is broken and Ron is badly injured. Later, Luna is hurt. Remus, Sirius, Dumbledore, and other members of the Order of the Phoenix arrive to fight the Death Eaters. Sirius duels with Bellatrix and loses his life through the veil.

Calendar and Dates

The entire chapter takes place on a Thursday, the final day of O.W.L.s, though it may extend past midnight into Friday. See OP31.

Interesting facts and notes

Still to come.

Exceptional character moments

Still to come.

Memorable lines

"Anyway, one of them grabbed Ginny's foot, I used the Reductor Curse and blew up Pluto in his face." [Luna]

And Harry saw the look of mingled fear and surprise on his godfather's wasted, once-handsome face as he fell through the ancient doorway and disappeared behind the veil, which fluttered for a moment as though in a high wind and then fell back into place.